The Perfect Team
Malcolm Nicholson
I have been running Aspecture since 1999 and am a leadership and executive coach. I work with senior business people to achieve transformational change, i.e. changes that profoundly alter the way a person works and lives.
Because of the length and breadth of my experience, my approach is broad based and focuses on constructively challenging people’s beliefs. This liberates their capabilities and their actions follow creating high performance in work and life.
I currently work with a wide range of people in a variety of industry sectors including banking, financial services, entertainment, healthcare, education, outsourced services, logistics and IT. Client roles vary and include the Chairman of a £2.0bn turnover company and a range of senior (and middle) positions.
Previous work experience includes Human Resources and Sales & Marketing, where I gained board experience in an operating division and extensive international business experience. I also have international coaching experience, having worked in Europe, India, South Africa and Barbados as well as being UK Director of the Centre for International Business Coaching and work with recovering members of the armed forces.
My qualifications include being a Certified Master Coach and member of the International Coaching Council (ICC); also a B.Sc. (Hons) in Psychology, I've studied NLP, (neuro-linguistic programming), and am an accredited coach with the Sportsmind Institute of Australia. as well as being a member of the ICF, (International Coaching Federation). I am a visiting lecturer at NEOMA Business School, Paris.
Coaching philosophy. This is simple - to inspire people to recognise their potential; to discover how to remove the roadblocks stopping them from achieving that potential; and to generate momentum to achieving that potential. This approach has been described as ‘engaging – yet ruthlessly results orientated!’ This along with 16 years experience coaching at the top, world class training, pragmatism and the ability to galvanise people into action helps make my approach unique!
Find out more about my story in 'A Coach's Story'
Elaine, Office Manager
Hello, I am the Office Manager and am responsible for keeping the whole thing ticking over. I am first point of call for any appointments, bookings, arrangements or admin. Even though I work part time I promise I will get back to you as quickly as possible!
DNA Definitive
Malcolm is a member of DNA Definitive, a collective group of professionals and leadership specialists.
DNA Definitive members work together from a shared in-depth knowledge and understanding of elite performance in the fields of business, sport, medicine, education, public service and military special forces.
DNA Definitive and Aspecture work together to provide elite coaching panels and leadership development interventions for businesses who require world class coaches and knowledge leaders in their field. Please contact Malcolm for further information.
Geoff Abbott is an executive coach, cross-cultural management/ organizational change consultant, researcher, lecturer, conference presenter, and author. He has a strong professional interest in global leadership and people development.
His main expertise is in coaching individuals and teams through transition and change related to international business. He is a recognized authority on international business coaching.
Geoff is currently Director of Executive Coaching at the Graduate School of Business with the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. He is a member of the Global Advisory Board of the Association for Coaching.
Geoff co-edited the Routledge Companion to Business Coaching (Moral and Abbott, 2011) which contains the best of contemporary theory and practice about this expanding area.He contributed chapters on Global Virtual Teams, Mergers and Acquisitions, Selecting Executive Coaches, and also on Coaching Expatriate Managers.
In addition to the Routledge Companion, Geoff has authored articles for academic journals and various articles about global coaching. Geoff is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring.